Taillight harness retainers/routing

[FirstOwner69]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

That they do. These are originals after my first attempt to clean. They ended up like new (brushes, paint thinner and WD-40). They were painted black. Slight surface rust.....Now tucked away in a box someplace:

If you rinse them with alcohol and soak them in phosphoric acid and/or use gun blue they'll be black like they were when new. Rust resistant too.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by FirstOwner69

If you rinse them with alcohol and soak them in phosphoric acid and/or use gun blue they'll be black like they were when new. Rust resistant too.

The entire clips were painted black. I initially used the acid, but was afraid it might damage because they're awfully thin, so they only sat for an hour or so. Didn't think to use alcohol, but great idea. I'm going to use this to paint the metal. If you catch the right "sale", under $50 with shipping. Still expensive. Will be using this stuff selectively, small parts. They claim fluids won't damage the finish, and from what I've seen, it's a nice finish.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Eastwood/352/1...de4aAi8x8P8HAQ